Definition: "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance "
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28.03.2011 |
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Sports drink with carbs, BCAAs and arginine boosts post-training recovery
If you take BCAAs just before or during your training session, they reduce muscle damage and boost the anabolic stimulus of your training. Ok, we all knew this already. But researchers at the National Taiwan Sport University published a study in the Chinese Journal of Physiology that suggests that endurance athletes recover faster if they take a mix of carbohydrates, BCAAs, and L-arginine after a training session.
Study
After the session the subjects were given 200 ml sports drink. On one occasion the drink contained nothing apart from carbohydrates and flavourings. [PL] On the other occasion the students drank a product made by Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Amino Value. The composition of the drink is shown below.
Results
The Taiwanese think that the raised insulin level in combination with more testosterone/less cortisol leads to a quicker recovery of athletes' muscles.
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